US EditionUS Warships in South America and the Reaction in Venezuela
The U.S. deployed eight warships with over 4,000 sailors and Marines to combat drug cartels amid Venezuelan militia mobilization, while no land invasion is planned, officials said.
- On August 28, 2025, President Nicolás Maduro asserted there is no way Venezuela will be breached despite U.S. warships deployed off South America, saying `This situation we are facing, one of harassment, siege, illegal threats that violate the UN Charter, only makes us stronger`.
- The U.S. says its maritime buildup off Venezuela combats threats from Latin American drug cartels, with Admiral Daryl Caudle noting some Venezuelans' involvement and linking it to President Donald Trump's anti-drug push.
- Three amphibious assault ships carrying more than 4,000 sailors and Marines will enter regional waters next week, joining USS Gravely , USS Jason Dunham , USS Sampson , and USS Lake Erie among eight warships deployed in the Caribbean and Pacific.
- On Aug. 27, 2025, trucks transporting tanks moved east from Valencia, Venezuela, following President Nicolás Maduro's call to join a volunteer militia after U.S. military deployment.
- Washington has also escalated pressure by recently doubling the U.S. bounty to $50 million for Maduro's capture, France is sending warships to Guadalupe, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads negotiations as the Colombian government denies a U.S. military intervention.
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Why the U.S. is sending warships to South America
WASHINGTON — The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels with the expected arrival of more vessels next week, an action that will undoubtedly fuel more speculation in Venezuela. The U.S. government has not signaled any planned land incursion from the thousands of personnel being deployed, and analysts and current and former government officials see no possibility…
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DailyTruthReportUS guided-missile cruiser spotted near Venezuela targeting as pressure ramps on Maduro
A US guided-missile cruiser was spotted crossing the Panama Canal as part of a build-up of ships near Venezuela — as administration gave a dire prediction about the country’s dictator Nicolás Maduro. The USS Eerie crossed the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea Friday night — over a week after President...
Trump sends "more fleet in decades" near the Venezuelan coast, but it is still not clear the US target with military action.
President Nicolás Maduro said on Thursday that “there is no way” that the United States invaded Venezuela and called on its citizens to enlist in the military forces, amid Washington’s announcements of mobilizing troops to the Caribbean. The United States announced the dispatch of five warships and some 4,000 troops to the southern Caribbean, near Venezuela’s territorial waters, for maneuvers against drug trafficking. AFP divised the destroyer U…
The United States has sent eight warships near Venezuela, marking one of the largest US military deployments in the region in recent years, the Washington Post reported. The official justification for the move is to crack down on drug cartels, but it appears to be more of a show of force and a political message.
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